Review Social Studies paper and requirements
Argument and Persuasion
Review pages 660 - 661
Read "I Have A Dream" - Cornell Note MUTT
Tuesday
Reading of "I Have A Dream"
Pair/Share review of "I Have A Dream"
What do you have a dream about?
Wednesday - Thursday
Speech Prep - students will write a speech to give to the class next week.
Speech will need to be 200 words, be titled, "I Have a Dream," have repetition and parallelism.
Friday
Awards Day
Fun Day
Week of May 8th
Monday - Thursday
Students will peer review and teacher conference their rough drafts. Final draft next Thursday to Mr. Bienkowski.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of May 1st
Monday - Friday
Workshop Research Social Studies Paper
Rough Draft and Works Cited due on Friday
Week of April 24th
Monday - Friday
Library Research - Social Studies Paper
Three sources due on Wednesday
Thesis and outline due on Friday
Week of April 17th
Monday - Tuesday
No School - Easter Break
Wednesday - Friday
Library Research - Social Studies Paper
Week of April 10th
Monday - Tuesday
Finish To Kill a Mockingbird
Collect books - project due
Lyric poetry and imagery - "My Papa's Waltz," "I Ask My Mother to Sing," and "Grape Sherbet"
In groups, students will create a poem about parents and their children to present to the class.
Wednesday
Elegies and poetry - "Spring is like a perhaps hand," "Elegy for the Giant Tortoises," and "Today."
Thursday
Reading Day
Friday
No School - Easter Break
Week of April 3rd
Monday - Tuesday
"What's on Their Phone" activity
Wednesday - Friday
Watch the film, To Kill A Mockingbird
Week of March 27th
Monday
Review chapters twenty-four and twenty-five
Read chapters twenty-six and twenty-seven
Tuesday
Review chapters twenty-six and twenty-seven
Read chapter twenty-eight
Wednesday
Review chapter twenty-eight
Read the rest of the book
Thursday - Friday
Review To Kill a Mockingbird
Questions/Graphic organizers to think about the book
Review
Week of March 20th
Monday
Review chapter fifteen
Read chapters sixteen and seventeen
Tuesday
Review chapters sixteen and seventeen
Read chapter eighteen and nineteen
Wednesday
Review chapter eighteen and nineteen
Read chapters twenty and twenty-one
Thursday
Review chapters twenty and twenty-one
Read chapters twenty-two and twenty-three
Friday
Review chapters twenty-two and twenty-three
Read chapters twenty-four and twenty-five
Week of March 13th
Monday
Review chapters ten and eleven
Students will work with a partner and fill out a character graphic organizer and questions about chapters one through eleven
Tuesday
Review graphic organizers and questions
Read chapter twelve
Wednesday
Review chapter twelve
Read chapters thirteen and fourteen
Thursday
Review chapters thirteen and fourteen
Read chapter fifteen
Friday
Review chapter fifteen
Read chapters sixteen and seventeen
Week of March 6th
Monday
Review chapters two and three
Read chapters four and five
Tuesday
Review chapters four and five
Read chapters six and seven
Wednesday
Review chapters six and seven
Read chapter eight
Thursday
Review chapter eight
Read chapter nine
Friday
Review chapter nine
Read chapters ten and eleven
Week of February 27th
Monday - Tuesday
Finish watching the film, West Side Story.
Wednesday - Thursday
Introduction to To Kill a Mockingbird.
Read chapter one as a class - class discussion
Friday
Read chapter two - sticky note MUTT.
Week of February 20th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Act V test
Wednesday - Friday
Students will watch film, West Side Story.
Week of February 13th
Monday - Thursday
Continue class reading of Romeo and Juliet.
Students will be working through Act IV and starting Act V this week. At the end of each Act, students will take a test on the Act and continue reading.
Friday
No School
Week of February 6th
Monday - Friday
Continue class reading of Romeo and Juliet.
Students will be starting Act III this week. At the end of each Act, students will take a test on the Act and continue reading.
Week of January 30th
Monday - Friday
Class reading of Romeo and Juliet
At the end of each Act, students will take a test on the Act and then continue reading.
Week of January 23rd
Monday - Tuesday
EPIC poem presentations
Wednesday
Introduction to Shakespeare - the man, the time period, the tragedy
Thursday - Friday
Class Reading of Act I - Romeo and Juliet
Week of January 16th
Monday
No School - Teacher In Service
Tuesday
Review second ten vocabulary - test tomorrow
Review/Finish The Odyssey
Wednesday
Unit Six Vocabulary test
Thursday - Friday
Students will write a short EPIC poem that exhibits characteristics of an epic poem and hero. Poem due on Monday and will be presented to the class.
Week of January 9th
Monday
Partner review Vocabulary words - First set due on Wednesday, second set due on Tuesday
Introduction to Homer, The Odyssey and the Epic - Students will MUTT introductory material
Tuesday
Review introductory material
Class reading/Review The Odyssey
Wednesday
First set of vocabulary due - review
Continue The Odyssey reading
Thursday
Continue The Odyssey
Friday
Reading Day
Week of January 2nd
Monday
Review Narrative Poetry
Midterm Review
Tuesday
Vocabulary Midterm
Wednesday
Reading Midterm
Thursday
Finish narrative poetry/Share narrative poems
Introduce Unit Six Vocabulary - MUTT due on Monday
Friday
Reading Day
Week of December 19th
Monday
Project Work Day - Project Due Thursday
Tuesday - Wednesday
Poetry - narrative poetry, the speaker, irony, rhyme, rhythm repetition and alliteration
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe - students will MUTT the poem
Class discussion of poem and elements of poetry
Thursday - Friday
Midterm Review
Reading Workshop
Week of December 12th
Monday
Read Chapter Ten
Tuesday
Review chapter ten
Read chapter eleven
Wednesday
Review Chapter Eleven
Read Chapter twelve
Thursday
Review Chapter Twelve
Chapter ten - twelve handout
Friday
Students will begin working on Across Five Aprils Project - Due on Thursday of next week
Week of December 5th
Monday
Review Chapter Six
MUTT Chapter three - six review sheet
Tuesday - Wednesday
Test Option - Students taking the test option will take the test on chapters one - six.
Reading Workshop - Chapters seven and eight - due Thursday.
Thursday
Reading Workshop - Chapter Nine
Chapter nine due Friday
Friday
Chapter Nine Review
Week of November 28th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Review Chapters 1 - 3 - class discussion and handout
Chapter 4 due on Thursday
Wednesday
Chapter 4 reading workshop
Thursday
Review chapter 4
Chapter 5 due on Monday
Friday
Chapter 5 reading workshop
Week of November 21st
Monday
Review Chapter One - Across Five Aprils
Next Reading Assignment - Due on Wednesday - Chapters two and three - three MUTTS per chapter
Tuesday
Reading Workshop - Across Five Aprils
Wednesday
Review Chapters two and three
Thursday and Friday
No School - Thanksgiving Break
Week of November 14th
Monday
Second set of unit five vocabulary due - review
Begin short story short presentations
Tuesday
Unit Five Vocabulary test
Wednesday
Finish short story shorts
MUTT introductory material for Across Five Aprils
Answer pre-reading questions for Across Five Aprils
Thursday
Review introductory materials
Review post-it MUTTing for a novel
Chapter One due on Monday
Friday
Workshop Chapter One - Across Five Aprils
Week of November 7th
Monday
Unit five MUTT due
Students will review unit five words with a partner
Students will complete an in class activity
First set of ten words due on Wednesday - four depth and complexitiy activities, use six in a paragraph
Tuesday
Introduce Short Story project - due Monday
Wednesday
Review first ten words - second ten due on Monday
Class time to work on Short Story Project - due Monday
Thursday
Reading Day
Friday
No school - Parent/teacher conferences
Week of October 31st
Monday - Wednesday
Students will work on imagery projects.
Thursday
Gallery Walk of imagery projects
Unit Five Vocabulary MUTT due on Monday
Friday
Reading Day
Week of October 24th
Monday
Second Ten Words for Unit Four vocabulary due and review
Introduce Theme, Symbol and Imagery and "The Scarlet Ibis"
For Thursday - Read "The Scarlet Ibis," complete the margin questions and identify at least ten images from the story.
Tuesday
Test on Unit Four Vocabulary Words
Wednesday
Reading Workshop - "The Scarlet Ibis"
Thursday
Review "The Scarlet Ibis" and introduce imagery project students will create a poster that has the image from the story.
Friday
Students will work on imagery project.
Week of October 17th
Monday
MUTT of Unit Four Vocabulary due
Review Unit Four Vocabulary
First Ten Words due on Wednesday - Second Ten Words due next Monday
Introduce "A Sound of Thunder" - MUTT due on Wednesday
Tuesday
Workshop Vocabulary and "Sound of Thunder" assignment
Wednesday
Review Unit Four - first ten words
Review "A Sound of Thunder"
Thursday
Continue review of "A Sound of Thunder"
Question support
Friday
Test on "A Sound of Thunder"
Week of October 10th
Monday
No School - teacher in service
Tuesday
Review "The Cask of Amontillado"
Wednesday
Test on "The Cask of Amontillado"
Thursday
Introduction to Unit Four Words - read and review with a partner, MUTT the text, first set of ten words due on Monday, October 17th
Friday
Reading Day
Week of October 3rd
Monday
Journal
First AR book due
Review unit three - second ten words
Review character characteristics handout
Tuesday
Unit Three Vocabulary Test
Wednesday
Fast Fact - Edgar Allan Poe
Introduce setting, mood, imagery and paraphrase
Introduce the story, "The Cask of the Amontillado"
View an interpretation of "The Cask of the Amontillado"
Thursday
Read "The Cask of the Amontillado"
Students will review with a partner and MUTT pages
Friday
Finish student MUTTs
Review the story, mood, setting and paraphrasing
Week of September 26th
Monday
Review "The Necklace"
Tuesday
Review first ten unit three vocabulary words - second set of words due on Monday
"The Necklace" Review
Wednesday
Characterization and characterization handout - small group review and large group discussion
Thursday
Test on "The Necklace."
Friday
AR - first book due on Monday
Week of September 19th
Monday
Second ten words due.
Review "Gift of the Magi."
Tuesday
Test on Unit Two words.
Wednesday
Test on "The Gift of the Magi."
Thursday
Introduction to characterization.
Introduce "The Necklace" - MUTT due on Monday.
Friday
Read and MUTT "The Necklace"
AR
Week of September 12th
Monday
Review Tests
Introduce Irony, O. Henry and "The Gift of the Magi"
Review the elements of short story
Unit Two Vocabulary MUTT due tomorrow
Tuesday
Review unit two vocabulary words
First ten words due tomorrow - four words, depth and complexity activities. Six words - creative paragraph.
Begin reading "The Gift of the Magi" - due Thursday.
Wednesday
Review first ten words - second ten due next Monday - depth and complexity activities for all ten.
Thursday
Review "The Gift of the Magi"
Friday
Test on "The Gift of the Magi"
Week of September 6th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Unit One - Second ten words review.
Conflict, plot and "The Most Dangerous Game."
Wednesday
Test on "The Most Dangerous Game"
Thursday
Test on Unit One Vocabulary Words.
Friday
Literary Term Quiz
AR
Week of August 29th
Monday
Unit One MUTT due
Introduce Depth and Complexity - First Ten Words due Wednesday, Second Ten Words due Friday
Literary Term Review - Test Beginning of next week
Review plot and conflict
Begin "The Most Dangerous Game" - MUTT due Thursday
Tuesday
Review Literary Terms
Continue "The Most Dangerous Game"
Wednesday
Unit One - First ten words review
Unit One - Second ten words due on Tuesday.
Continue "The Most Dangerous Game"
Thursday
Review "The Most Dangerous Game" and plot.
Friday
"The Most Dangerous Game" New York Minute.
Week of August 22nd
Monday - Tuesday
No School
Wednesday
Welcome back to school!
Journal
Introduction to Grade 9 CP
AR Requirements
Remind 101
Using personal devices appropriately
MUTT (Mark up the text) introduction
Read "Cinderella" and MUTT
Thursday
Journal and check homework
MUTT expectations
Group work - identify examples of MUTT in "Cinderella"
Introduce Vocabulary - Unit One - MUTT Reading and Vocabulary Depth & Complexity Activities - MUTT Due on Monday - First Ten Words Due Wednesday, Second Ten Words Due Friday
Monday
Review Social Studies paper and requirements
Argument and Persuasion
Review pages 660 - 661
Read "I Have A Dream" - Cornell Note MUTT
Tuesday
Reading of "I Have A Dream"
Pair/Share review of "I Have A Dream"
What do you have a dream about?
Wednesday - Thursday
Speech Prep - students will write a speech to give to the class next week.
Speech will need to be 200 words, be titled, "I Have a Dream," have repetition and parallelism.
Friday
Awards Day
Fun Day
Week of May 8th
Monday - Thursday
Students will peer review and teacher conference their rough drafts. Final draft next Thursday to Mr. Bienkowski.
Friday
Reading Day
Week of May 1st
Monday - Friday
Workshop Research Social Studies Paper
Rough Draft and Works Cited due on Friday
Week of April 24th
Monday - Friday
Library Research - Social Studies Paper
Three sources due on Wednesday
Thesis and outline due on Friday
Week of April 17th
Monday - Tuesday
No School - Easter Break
Wednesday - Friday
Library Research - Social Studies Paper
Week of April 10th
Monday - Tuesday
Finish To Kill a Mockingbird
Collect books - project due
Lyric poetry and imagery - "My Papa's Waltz," "I Ask My Mother to Sing," and "Grape Sherbet"
In groups, students will create a poem about parents and their children to present to the class.
Wednesday
Elegies and poetry - "Spring is like a perhaps hand," "Elegy for the Giant Tortoises," and "Today."
Thursday
Reading Day
Friday
No School - Easter Break
Week of April 3rd
Monday - Tuesday
"What's on Their Phone" activity
Wednesday - Friday
Watch the film, To Kill A Mockingbird
Week of March 27th
Monday
Review chapters twenty-four and twenty-five
Read chapters twenty-six and twenty-seven
Tuesday
Review chapters twenty-six and twenty-seven
Read chapter twenty-eight
Wednesday
Review chapter twenty-eight
Read the rest of the book
Thursday - Friday
Review To Kill a Mockingbird
Questions/Graphic organizers to think about the book
Review
Week of March 20th
Monday
Review chapter fifteen
Read chapters sixteen and seventeen
Tuesday
Review chapters sixteen and seventeen
Read chapter eighteen and nineteen
Wednesday
Review chapter eighteen and nineteen
Read chapters twenty and twenty-one
Thursday
Review chapters twenty and twenty-one
Read chapters twenty-two and twenty-three
Friday
Review chapters twenty-two and twenty-three
Read chapters twenty-four and twenty-five
Week of March 13th
Monday
Review chapters ten and eleven
Students will work with a partner and fill out a character graphic organizer and questions about chapters one through eleven
Tuesday
Review graphic organizers and questions
Read chapter twelve
Wednesday
Review chapter twelve
Read chapters thirteen and fourteen
Thursday
Review chapters thirteen and fourteen
Read chapter fifteen
Friday
Review chapter fifteen
Read chapters sixteen and seventeen
Week of March 6th
Monday
Review chapters two and three
Read chapters four and five
Tuesday
Review chapters four and five
Read chapters six and seven
Wednesday
Review chapters six and seven
Read chapter eight
Thursday
Review chapter eight
Read chapter nine
Friday
Review chapter nine
Read chapters ten and eleven
Week of February 27th
Monday - Tuesday
Finish watching the film, West Side Story.
Wednesday - Thursday
Introduction to To Kill a Mockingbird.
Read chapter one as a class - class discussion
Friday
Read chapter two - sticky note MUTT.
Week of February 20th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Act V test
Wednesday - Friday
Students will watch film, West Side Story.
Week of February 13th
Monday - Thursday
Continue class reading of Romeo and Juliet.
Students will be working through Act IV and starting Act V this week. At the end of each Act, students will take a test on the Act and continue reading.
Friday
No School
Week of February 6th
Monday - Friday
Continue class reading of Romeo and Juliet.
Students will be starting Act III this week. At the end of each Act, students will take a test on the Act and continue reading.
Week of January 30th
Monday - Friday
Class reading of Romeo and Juliet
At the end of each Act, students will take a test on the Act and then continue reading.
Week of January 23rd
Monday - Tuesday
EPIC poem presentations
Wednesday
Introduction to Shakespeare - the man, the time period, the tragedy
Thursday - Friday
Class Reading of Act I - Romeo and Juliet
Week of January 16th
Monday
No School - Teacher In Service
Tuesday
Review second ten vocabulary - test tomorrow
Review/Finish The Odyssey
Wednesday
Unit Six Vocabulary test
Thursday - Friday
Students will write a short EPIC poem that exhibits characteristics of an epic poem and hero. Poem due on Monday and will be presented to the class.
Week of January 9th
Monday
Partner review Vocabulary words - First set due on Wednesday, second set due on Tuesday
Introduction to Homer, The Odyssey and the Epic - Students will MUTT introductory material
Tuesday
Review introductory material
Class reading/Review The Odyssey
Wednesday
First set of vocabulary due - review
Continue The Odyssey reading
Thursday
Continue The Odyssey
Friday
Reading Day
Week of January 2nd
Monday
Review Narrative Poetry
Midterm Review
Tuesday
Vocabulary Midterm
Wednesday
Reading Midterm
Thursday
Finish narrative poetry/Share narrative poems
Introduce Unit Six Vocabulary - MUTT due on Monday
Friday
Reading Day
Week of December 19th
Monday
Project Work Day - Project Due Thursday
Tuesday - Wednesday
Poetry - narrative poetry, the speaker, irony, rhyme, rhythm repetition and alliteration
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe - students will MUTT the poem
Class discussion of poem and elements of poetry
Thursday - Friday
Midterm Review
Reading Workshop
Week of December 12th
Monday
Read Chapter Ten
Tuesday
Review chapter ten
Read chapter eleven
Wednesday
Review Chapter Eleven
Read Chapter twelve
Thursday
Review Chapter Twelve
Chapter ten - twelve handout
Friday
Students will begin working on Across Five Aprils Project - Due on Thursday of next week
Week of December 5th
Monday
Review Chapter Six
MUTT Chapter three - six review sheet
Tuesday - Wednesday
Test Option - Students taking the test option will take the test on chapters one - six.
Reading Workshop - Chapters seven and eight - due Thursday.
Thursday
Reading Workshop - Chapter Nine
Chapter nine due Friday
Friday
Chapter Nine Review
Week of November 28th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Review Chapters 1 - 3 - class discussion and handout
Chapter 4 due on Thursday
Wednesday
Chapter 4 reading workshop
Thursday
Review chapter 4
Chapter 5 due on Monday
Friday
Chapter 5 reading workshop
Week of November 21st
Monday
Review Chapter One - Across Five Aprils
Next Reading Assignment - Due on Wednesday - Chapters two and three - three MUTTS per chapter
Tuesday
Reading Workshop - Across Five Aprils
Wednesday
Review Chapters two and three
Thursday and Friday
No School - Thanksgiving Break
Week of November 14th
Monday
Second set of unit five vocabulary due - review
Begin short story short presentations
Tuesday
Unit Five Vocabulary test
Wednesday
Finish short story shorts
MUTT introductory material for Across Five Aprils
Answer pre-reading questions for Across Five Aprils
Thursday
Review introductory materials
Review post-it MUTTing for a novel
Chapter One due on Monday
Friday
Workshop Chapter One - Across Five Aprils
Week of November 7th
Monday
Unit five MUTT due
Students will review unit five words with a partner
Students will complete an in class activity
First set of ten words due on Wednesday - four depth and complexitiy activities, use six in a paragraph
Tuesday
Introduce Short Story project - due Monday
Wednesday
Review first ten words - second ten due on Monday
Class time to work on Short Story Project - due Monday
Thursday
Reading Day
Friday
No school - Parent/teacher conferences
Week of October 31st
Monday - Wednesday
Students will work on imagery projects.
Thursday
Gallery Walk of imagery projects
Unit Five Vocabulary MUTT due on Monday
Friday
Reading Day
Week of October 24th
Monday
Second Ten Words for Unit Four vocabulary due and review
Introduce Theme, Symbol and Imagery and "The Scarlet Ibis"
For Thursday - Read "The Scarlet Ibis," complete the margin questions and identify at least ten images from the story.
Tuesday
Test on Unit Four Vocabulary Words
Wednesday
Reading Workshop - "The Scarlet Ibis"
Thursday
Review "The Scarlet Ibis" and introduce imagery project students will create a poster that has the image from the story.
Friday
Students will work on imagery project.
Week of October 17th
Monday
MUTT of Unit Four Vocabulary due
Review Unit Four Vocabulary
First Ten Words due on Wednesday - Second Ten Words due next Monday
Introduce "A Sound of Thunder" - MUTT due on Wednesday
Tuesday
Workshop Vocabulary and "Sound of Thunder" assignment
Wednesday
Review Unit Four - first ten words
Review "A Sound of Thunder"
Thursday
Continue review of "A Sound of Thunder"
Question support
Friday
Test on "A Sound of Thunder"
Week of October 10th
Monday
No School - teacher in service
Tuesday
Review "The Cask of Amontillado"
Wednesday
Test on "The Cask of Amontillado"
Thursday
Introduction to Unit Four Words - read and review with a partner, MUTT the text, first set of ten words due on Monday, October 17th
Friday
Reading Day
Week of October 3rd
Monday
Journal
First AR book due
Review unit three - second ten words
Review character characteristics handout
Tuesday
Unit Three Vocabulary Test
Wednesday
Fast Fact - Edgar Allan Poe
Introduce setting, mood, imagery and paraphrase
Introduce the story, "The Cask of the Amontillado"
View an interpretation of "The Cask of the Amontillado"
Thursday
Read "The Cask of the Amontillado"
Students will review with a partner and MUTT pages
Friday
Finish student MUTTs
Review the story, mood, setting and paraphrasing
Week of September 26th
Monday
Review "The Necklace"
Tuesday
Review first ten unit three vocabulary words - second set of words due on Monday
"The Necklace" Review
Wednesday
Characterization and characterization handout - small group review and large group discussion
Thursday
Test on "The Necklace."
Friday
AR - first book due on Monday
Week of September 19th
Monday
Second ten words due.
Review "Gift of the Magi."
Tuesday
Test on Unit Two words.
Wednesday
Test on "The Gift of the Magi."
Thursday
Introduction to characterization.
Introduce "The Necklace" - MUTT due on Monday.
Friday
Read and MUTT "The Necklace"
AR
Week of September 12th
Monday
Review Tests
Introduce Irony, O. Henry and "The Gift of the Magi"
Review the elements of short story
Unit Two Vocabulary MUTT due tomorrow
Tuesday
Review unit two vocabulary words
First ten words due tomorrow - four words, depth and complexity activities. Six words - creative paragraph.
Begin reading "The Gift of the Magi" - due Thursday.
Wednesday
Review first ten words - second ten due next Monday - depth and complexity activities for all ten.
Thursday
Review "The Gift of the Magi"
Friday
Test on "The Gift of the Magi"
Week of September 6th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Unit One - Second ten words review.
Conflict, plot and "The Most Dangerous Game."
Wednesday
Test on "The Most Dangerous Game"
Thursday
Test on Unit One Vocabulary Words.
Friday
Literary Term Quiz
AR
Week of August 29th
Monday
Unit One MUTT due
Introduce Depth and Complexity - First Ten Words due Wednesday, Second Ten Words due Friday
Literary Term Review - Test Beginning of next week
Review plot and conflict
Begin "The Most Dangerous Game" - MUTT due Thursday
Tuesday
Review Literary Terms
Continue "The Most Dangerous Game"
Wednesday
Unit One - First ten words review
Unit One - Second ten words due on Tuesday.
Continue "The Most Dangerous Game"
Thursday
Review "The Most Dangerous Game" and plot.
Friday
"The Most Dangerous Game" New York Minute.
Week of August 22nd
Monday - Tuesday
No School
Wednesday
Welcome back to school!
Journal
Introduction to Grade 9 CP
AR Requirements
Remind 101
Using personal devices appropriately
MUTT (Mark up the text) introduction
Read "Cinderella" and MUTT
Thursday
Journal and check homework
MUTT expectations
Group work - identify examples of MUTT in "Cinderella"
Introduce Vocabulary - Unit One - MUTT Reading and Vocabulary Depth & Complexity Activities - MUTT Due on Monday - First Ten Words Due Wednesday, Second Ten Words Due Friday
Friday
Library/Reading Day